The scans are clearly out of focus or upsized from a smaller file size,
since the grain is not clearly defined. Perhaps they tried to make
this a "fair fight" by degrading the quality of the film image to the
level of the digital image.
Here is an example from a non-drum scanner, the Polaroid Sprintscan
120. Hand held, Pentax 67 with 75mm f2.8AL, old Provia 50.
The overall image:
http://aaronreynolds.ca/albums/PDML/back_stairs_RVP_1280.jpg
A section of the 4000 dpi scan, unresized:
http://aaronreynolds.ca/albums/PDML/back_stairs_RVP_chunk.jpg
These do not display the funny digital artifacts that his film example
displays -- something must be totally wrong with the way he's preparing
the files.
-Aaron
On May 4, 2006, at 8:28 PM, William Robb wrote:
For your enjoyment. I'm just the messenger......
William Robb
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Schneider" Subject: Analog
versus Digital Shootout
http://www.ales.litomisky.com/shootout/analogversusdigitalshootout.htm
